Google Translate for Android can now translate text within any app

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Google has released a new update for Android app that brings Tap to Translate to instantly translate text within any app on your Android phone using the new Tap To Translate button that appears once you copy . This was first announced last year for Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) devices and is now available for devices running Android 4.2 (Jellybean) and later.
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Here’s what happened at Nextbit Robin India tour powered by FoneArena

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We recently teamed up with the folks at Nextbit to take their latest product, the Robin across India. The tour started in Delhi, followed by Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Pune. We had Shankar, the head of India operations and Kay, the global community manager from the Nextbit team along with FoneArena crew members. Continue reading “Here’s what happened at Nextbit Robin India tour powered by FoneArena”

Google starts offering OTA files along with factory images for Nexus devices

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Google is now directly offering OTA (over the air) files for Nexus devices. With the latest inclusion Nexus owners can download links to OTA update files in addition to the full factory images.

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Samsung Gear Fit 2 with Bio-Processor expected to be announced in June

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Samsung Gear Fit 2 surfaced in live images last month, later the fitness tracker appeared on the official website, along with the Gear IconX Bluetooth earbuds. Now a new report from Korea say that Samsung will introduce the Gear Fit 2 in the home country as early as next month. The report also says that it will include Samsung’s own Bio-Processor chip that was introduced few months back. This chip has integrated Analog Front Ends (AFE) to measures body fat, skeletal muscle mass, heart rate, heart rhythm, skin temperature and stress level.

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HP announces HP Tech Ventures to invest in tech start-ups

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HP has launched new investment arm to fund start-ups. Dubbed as HP Tech Ventures, the new group will fund young businesses working on 3D technology, immersive computing, artificial intelligence, the Internet of things and smart machines.

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“The Land of the Rising Sun” to get the Sony Xperia X Performance next month

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The Sony Xperia X Performance was announced during MWC 2016 and the smartphone is apparently all set for a launch in Japan next month. The smartphone is set for a launch in July in most markets but apparently Japan will receive it first.

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Samsung to debut Focus app with Note6 – Similar to Blackberry Hub

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Blackberry may have gotten several things wrong in the recent past but they have gotten some things right as well. The Blackberry Hub is one of the good aspects of their BB 10 OS and apparently Samsung recognises that.

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HTC Desire 628 dual sim with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera, 4G LTE announced

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HTC has silently announced the Desire 628 dual sim, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Desire series in Vietnam. It  packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with HTC’s own Sense UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual front-facing BoomSound speakers. Continue reading “HTC Desire 628 dual sim with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera, 4G LTE announced”

iBall CompBook Excelance and Exemplaire laptops launched for Rs. 9999 and Rs. 13999

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iBall today launched CompBook Excelance, it’s latest affordable Windows 10 laptop in partnership with Intel and Microsoft.  It has a 11.6-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) display, is powered by a Quad Core Intel Z3735F processor, comes with a keyboard and a trackpad and weighs just 1.09kg. It has also launched a CompBook Exemplaire version with a 14-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) display with almost similar specifications but it weighs 1.46kg. Continue reading “iBall CompBook Excelance and Exemplaire laptops launched for Rs. 9999 and Rs. 13999”

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active with 5.5-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 820 surfaces in benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active (SM-G891A) surfaced in live images few days back, now the smartphone has been spotted on GFXBench listing revealing most of the specifications. This reveals a 5.5-inch Quad HD screen, slightly larger than the 5.2-inch screen on the Galaxy S7. Other specifications are similar, including a Snapdragon 820 SoC, 4GB of RAM with 32GB of internal storage with expansion slot, 12-megapixel Dual pixel rear camera, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 Active with 5.5-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 820 surfaces in benchmarks”

Reliance JioMoney Wallet launched for Android and iOS

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Reliance is joining the bandwagon of several other companies and launched its own mobile wallet. Dubbed as JioMoney, the digital wallet lets you pay easy bill payments, mobile, DTH recharges and so on.

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Meizu m3 note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4100mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 9999

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Meizu has launched m3 note smartphone in India as it had promised. It was announced in China last month, packs a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Flyme OS on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for fast focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu m3 note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4100mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 9999”

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with 4G LTE, Android 6.0 announced

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Samsung has announced Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), the company’s latest tablet in new Galaxy Tab A (2016) series, after introducing the Tab A 7.0 (2016). It has a 10.1-inch WUXGA, is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and also comes in 4G variant. It has Samsung’s signature home button and menu buttons below the display. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with 4G LTE, Android 6.0 announced”

Smartron t.phone launching on May 19

Smartron t.phone

Smartron, an IoT company which received investment from Sachin Tendulkar recently launched its t.book 12.2-inch 2-in-1. It already promised to launch its t.phone, it’s first smartphone with a 5.5-inch screen at a separate event in Hyderabad on April 18th, but it got delayed. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch of the smartphone on May 19th. Continue reading “Smartron t.phone launching on May 19”